Copycat Iced Crafted Press (Blended Cold Press)

Where are my cold brew lovers at? I’m addicted to the iced crafted press from Caribou Coffee. I still occasionally get them, but I learned how to make them at home, and they give me life. When I first gave birth to my baby and started drinking some coffee again, these saved me. Those sleepless nights were challenging, but coffee helped me along the way. The copycat iced crafted press was great because I could make my favorite drink at home, and save a lot of money in the process.

Now I still love a drink from Caribou, don’t get me wrong. But they continue to raise their prices, and for what it is, I just can’t justify spending $4.50 on coffee, a bit of cream, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Making these at home easily costs less than $1 and I can make them the same every day. My biggest pet peeve when spending $4.50 on a large coffee that isn’t even full, is half ice, and never tastes the same. So problem solved!

I was so excited when I found Caribou beans at Costco, being they’re significantly less expensive than buying from the coffee shop or grocery store. I love the flavor of Caribou coffee, it’s by far my favorite coffee shop coffee so having the beans at home is great! The iced crafted press is such a good balance of sweet, creamy, coffee, and a slight bit of salt.

Why you’ll love the Copycat Iced Crafted Press

It’s delicious! If you aren’t able to drink black coffee, this drink is for you. The flavor of coffee is there, however it is slightly sweet and slightly creamy.

It’ll save you a ton! Skip the drive-thru in the morning and make it at home. Over the course of a year, you’ll save so much you can justify buying yourself that high performance blender to make these in.

It puts a twist on typical hot coffee. Cold coffee is so good, and cold brew doesn’t have the bitterness that hot coffee does.

Making Cold Brew Concentrate

You’ll need something to hold the coffee grounds in water. I use this coffee maker at home. You can homemake it by soaking grounds directly in the water and then strain with a cheesecloth. It keeps in the fridge for at least 30 days so you can make this in bulk. The best ratio is 1 oz grounds to 1 cup water. So in my coffee maker, I can do 4 cups at a time. Others I’ve seen can do more like 8, or you could even do more if you had a large pitcher to store it in.

If you purchase pre-ground coffee then measure out 1/2 cup (1/2 cup = 4 oz), or if you grind at home, I do a bit more than 1/2 cup of beans since it loses some volume when it’s ground. Place the grounds in the container and then add water. This needs to sit overnight, 16-20 hours is best to get the best extraction. Filter the cold brew from the grounds and it’s ready to use.